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Gloria Mairena

1952 · 80 min

A solemn, music-filled melodrama about loss and devotion that unfolds gently and lingers on feeling rather than action.

Directed by
Luis Lucia
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Music
Starring
Juanita Reina, Eduardo Fajardo, Ricardo Acero
Overview
A widower turned Catholic priest can't overcome his memories of his deceased wife Gloria Mairena, who seems to have found a duplicate in looks and voice in the couple's daughter.

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Directed by
Luis Lucia
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Music
Starring
Juanita Reina, Eduardo Fajardo, Ricardo Acero
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • faith
    • memory
    • love
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy, music
    Directed by
    Luis Lucia
    Written by
    José Luis Colina, Ricardo Blasco
    Starring
    Juanita Reina, Eduardo Fajardo, Ricardo Acero, Rafael Arcos, Francisco Bernal, Ana de Leyva, Manuel Guitián, Valeriano Andrés
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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